Dirty Zine Reading

It’s feelin’ hot in here, so take out all your zines and head on down to the Dirty Zine Reading tomorrow, brought to you by the upcoming third annual ABQ Zine Fest. It’ll be a night of DIY debauchery, featuring raunchy readings from local sex-positive zinesters of all stripes, guaranteed to get your pulse racing and your britches itchin’ for some action. Feel like gettin’ funky? Get up and dance to sexy music with house band Wet Medicine. Who knew Sundays could be this delightfully sinful? Doors open at 8pm at The Tannex in Barelas (1417 Fourth Street SW). This is gonna be a wicked sexxxy event, so no kids please. Admission is a $5-to-$10 sliding scale, but no one will be turned away for lack of funds. For more information, visit abqzinefest.com. Tannex • Sun Sep 15 • 8 pm • ALL-AGES! • View on Alibi calendar

Let’s talk about sex, baby—and write about it too! Most of all, let’s embrace it as the glorious creative experience it can be. And who better to jump-start those creative juices than Sinclair Sexsmith? Sexsmith is an educator, coach and writer who specializes in, you guessed it, sexuality. This Monday, find out how words can speak louder than actions at Sexsmith’s “Writing Dirty: Skills for writing about sex,” to be held 7:30-9 p.m. tonight at Self Serve (3904-B Central SE). The cost is $20 per person, or $35 for a pair. Take a paper and writing utensil for writing exercises. Register at selfservetoys.com. For information, call 265-5815. Self Serve • Mon Jul 22 • 7:30 pm • $20/person, $35/pair • View on Alibi calendar

This is Chris Wright, an attendee at this year's ABQ Pride Fest. To quote my mother, Chris seemed both pretty on the outside & on the inside. His fierce outfit attracted a lot of attention, including the admiration of two small girls. I watched as the young ladies (who were also dressed in their Pride finest) earned smiles & high-fives from this young man. To me, he was everything that Pride should be - vibrant, unique, kind, and inclusive. That's why I titled his photo "Chris Wright is Beautiful."